Improvement in cases for cans



J. M. BEAN. Case for Can. 1

No. 213,275. Patented'Mar. 18, 1879.

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JAMES M. BEAN, OF YVATERTOWN,MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT, I N CASES FOR CANS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 213,275, dated March18, 1879; application filed January 4, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. BEAN, of Watertown, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improved Case forCans and other Vessels and an Improved (Jan, of which the following is aspecification:

The invention is a case or box for cans and other vessels which needprotection while being transported, and rests or supports for thevessels while being discharged of their contents, and improvements inthe can connected therewith. Said caseis made open, like a crate, atitstop and sides, and has a hinged cover, which, when closed, rests upon apart of the can, and thereby keeps it from being moved. The can is ofordinary form, with trunnions upon two of its sides, upon each of whichis fastened a sliding support, which moves with the can when raised orlowered within the case; and that others may more clearly understand itsstructure and use, I will proceed to explain the same in connection withthe accompanying drawings, which are made a part of this specification.V

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the case and can when the case isclosed for transportation, or is not in use. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the same when the can is raised upon the case and tiltedslightly, as when being discharged of its contents, showing the sliding.

trunnion-supports with a square shoulder cut on the front side of saidsupport, and out out at an angle, so that by inclining forward theseshoulders rest upon the cross-strips through which these supports run,and, with the wedge inserted, hold the can or vessel in position fordischarging its contents. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the case,showing the cap of the inletting-tube, the handle, the trunnions,

the sliding supports or bearings fastened to thetrunnions, and,particularly, a brace within the can between the trunnions- Fig. 4 ispartlya top view of the case open and partly a horizontal section of thecase and can, show in g the trunnion sliding supports or bearings andgrooves for said supports, and grooved upright posts for said slidingsupports, and a wedge to be inserted into one side of the groove inwhich the trunnion supports or bearings run. This wedge holds firmly thesupports when the can or vessel is tilted to discharge its contents.

The letter A represents the whole case; B, the can; O G, the trunnionsupports or bearings; D, the cover; a a and b 1), horizontal strips; 0c, &c., upright strips, and I) the bottom of the case; 01 c7, uprightposts between the cross-strips b b and the bottom b e c, hinges; f f,hooks; g wedges h h, grooves in the upright posts; it, grooves for thetrunnion supports or bearings G G 5 k, cap covering the inletting-tube;m, handle of can; a, the nozzle or outlet. of can; 0 0, trunnions, P, abrace within the can; 8, a screw in bottom of trunnion-supports, and w asquare shoulder near the bottom of trunnion-supports. Said cover D iscomposed of four strips of wood, '1; o, and two side strips, to w,fastened thereto, and so formed on either side as to shut down over thenozzle and the inletting-orifice and cap, and it may be onto the head ofthe can, thereby keeping the can from being moved.

This case isrnot necessarily made open like a crate, but may be madeboxshape and closed; but an open case made with cross-strips of wood, partof the strips perpendicular and part horizontal,-is much stronger andlighter ,than a case made closed, and is less likely to warp; besides,such case discloses the can or other vessel within the case, and when sodisclosed the open case will be handled with more care when beingtransported than a closed box, the contents of which are unknown. Butthe chief improvement in this case over all now in use is in the mannerin which the can is raised and held in position and by which thecontents of the can or vessel are discharged.

All cans of this class heretofore have trunnions resting upon stationarybearings, which are parts of the case and, in order to raise the can sothat its trunnions may restupon the bearings, the can must be liftedfree above the case and turned half-way around, and the case so openedon two of its sides, which may be designated the front and the backsides, that'the can may tilt forward free of the case in discharging itscontents; but it will be observed that in my invention I have a slidingsupport or bearin g (see Fig. 2) fastened on over the trunnion a, sothat when the carnis raised the sliding support or bearing goes up withit, inclining slightly forward, so that, the

two supports or bearings being thus raised, the shoulders x m in thefront of the bearin gs O 0 rest upon the cross-strips b b, and by thewedges g g, inserted into the grooves t i, in which said bearings run,are firmly held in position, so that the can maybe easily tilted forwardto discharge its contents.

It will be observed too, that these trunnion supports or bearings (5 0run in grooves formed in the inner side of the strips or cross-pieces bb and grooves h h in the upright posts d d on either side of the case,(see said Fig. 2 and Fig. 4,) and that there is a pin or screw, 8, oneon each sliding support or bearing. This pin .9 prevents the can frombeing raised free of its case. It is, however, not a necessary part ofthe invention that these partsd d should be grooved; but the slidingsupports may run free of the posts at d.

YVhen the can is to be raised for discharging its contents, itis liftedtill the pins or screws 8 8 come underneath the cross-pieces b b and thesupports are inclined slightly forward, so that the shoulders 00 arestupon the crosspieces I) b, and the wedges are adjusted in the grooves ii. It may then be tilted to discharge its contents.

It may be observed, too, that the trunnions are slightly above thecenter of the sides of the can, and should be a trifle forward from sideto side. They should be so placed for the reason that when the can israised in position to discharge, the gravity of the can will settlebackward and raise the can upright, and so be less likely to drip orspill said contents from the can. 1 have also improved the can byintroduoing a brace, P, within, extending from side to side, abuttingthe trunnions. 3 and4.) The value of this brace will be readilyrecognized. Without such brace, especially in large cans, the materialof which the can is made, unless very stifi and strong, will yield,bend, or warp, and thus by constant use the can will, inconsequence,soon become unserviceable. The brace is broad and thin, andplaced with its broad side parallel with the perpendicular sides of thecan, between the two trunnions.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. An open case or box, A, for cans or other vessels, composed of theopen cover D, two or more horizontal strips, to a, on opposite sides,and the opposite horizontal strips 1) b, the upright strips 0 0 c 0, theposts (Z d cl (1, and the bottom b, all arranged and combinedsubstantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of a case, A, having a cover, D, the movabletrunnion-bearings (J 0, moving in grooves t t in the strips b b, thewedges g g, and the can B, provided with trunnionsoo, substantially asshown and described.

3. The combination of a case, A, having a cover, D, the movabletrunnion-bearings C 0, moving in grooves 41 z in the stripsb b, thewedges g g, the can B, provided with trunnions 0 0, and provided with abrace, 1?, within the can and between the trunnions 0 o, for the purposeshown and described.

JAMES M. BEAN.

Witnesses:

J. L. NEWTON, E. W. NEWTON.

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